2013Ran in two meets for the Salukis...Best finish came at the Saluki Early Bird on Aug. 30, where she finished in 14th place.

2012 Ran in six meets for the Salukis...Highest finish of seventh place came at the Saluki Invitational on Sept. 22.

2011 Competed in three meets, all unattached...Won two meets (Walt Crawford Open and the Saluki Invitational), and finished second in the SIU Early Bird.

Previous CollegesArkansas: placed 15th overall at SEC championships... Named SEC Freshman of the Year...NCAA Championships qualifier...Arizona State: member of Track & Field team... Ranked seventh all-time in program history in the indoor mile after running 4:51.35.

High school Nine time Missouri state champion...Represented the United States in Trinidad at the 2009 Junior Pan Am Games in the steeplechase, finishing fifth overall.

PersonalFull name is Alyssa Nichole Allison...Born September 5, 1990 on Scott Air Force Base in Belleville, Illinois... Daughter of Jeffrey and Tracy Allison...Has two brothers, Eli and Cole...Cole also a member of SIU cross country team...Majoring in art education.